1. Top 10 IAS Officers at the World Bank

A. Vijay Jaggannathan (ex-IAS, West Bengal, 1972)
B. D.Subba Rao (IAS, AP, 1972)
C. Keshav Verma (IAS, Gujarat, 1976)
D. Parameswaran Iyer (IAS, UP, 1981)
E. S.V.Iyer ( ex-IAS, MP, 1981)
F. Maninder Gill (IAS, Maharashtra, 1986)
G. T.V.Somanathan (IAS, TN, 1987)
H. K.Rajivan (ex-IAS, TN, 1979)
I. Srivatsa Krishna (IAS, AP, 1994)
J.Gulrez Huda (IAS,AM,1978)

Several of these officers are regarded as worldwide authorities in their respective areas of specilization today and got into World Bank directly through international recruitment process (not through 'reserved' nomination system from Delhi). It should be a matter of great pride for the country and IAS on Independence Day to have these officers on its rolls.

Justice Singh to be SC Judge?

Justice Anil Deo Singh, Chief Justice - Rajasthan High Court, is expected to be appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Shenoy to retire

Secretary Labour in Government of India Dr P D Shenoy is superannuating by this month end. He is 1967 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

J S Power to be from Kerala cadre ?

A Kerala cadre IAS officer is likely to be appointed new Joint Secretary -Power in the Government of India.

Justice Kumar is returning to Delhi !

Justice Swatantra Kumar of Punjab and Haryana High Court originally elevated from Delhi High Court is coming back to his parent High Court (Delhi). The file is believed to have been cleared by the CJ of the P&H HC .

Ajay Seth to join ADB

Ajay Seth is all set to succeed Roshan Sahay in the Asian Development Bank. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

B K Singh transferred to Orissa

B K Singh has been transferred to Orissa as Deputy Director Intelligence Bureau. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Prabodh Kumar to return to Punjab !

Prabodh Kumar who is on deputation to the CBI is expected to return to the parent Punjab cadre. He is 1988 batch IPS officer.

Gupta joins CMs Secretariat in Uttaranchal

Parag Gupta has been appointed Additional Secretary to the Uttaranchal Chief Minister.B K Pathak will be Additional Secretary Forests and Rural Development.

Bihar to have one more DG cadre post

Bihar will soon be having four DG cadre posts instead of the present three. This decision has recently been taken at a cadre Management meeting held in Delhi the other day. Simultaneously, the total cadre strength will also increase from the present 163 to 200.

Jharkhand to have 23 more IPS

Jharkhand is soon likely to have another lot of 23 IPS. With this the total number of IPS in the state will reach 110 from the present 83.

IAS changes in Madhya Pradesh

O P Rawat has been appointed Principal Secretary Child and Women Welfare and Excise.Commissioner Gwalior Division P D Meena has been given additional charge of Excise Commissioner.Suranjana Ray has been made Secretary Planning,Manoj Jhalani has been given additional charge of Panch J.Veera Rana will look after additional charge of Commissioner Child and Women Development.

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Doesn't the Speechwriter for the PM know that majority of Indians do not understand 'shudh' Hindi???? Even Manmohan was 'tongue twisted' pronouncing some of the 'shudh' Hindi words……and we were 'ear twisted' because of the 'shudh' Hindi!!!! The underlying intent of the speech…….Daal Roti khao Sonia ji ke gunh gaaao!!!!

Manmohan saying that Political Parties should introspect on the ethics just reeks of double talk……..need for probity in public life and for "a code of conduct for all political parties, a code of ethics for all individuals in public life, and a code of best practices for the government at all levels." How can he say this when his own Cabinet has The Tainted Five and Barbaric Two????? Manmohan blames this on Alliance Politics compulsions….but then why make such statements???? All he needed to say was… actually sing….Yaaro mujh ko maaf karna mein bhi in se pareshaan hoon!!!!

Remembering the age-old adage…Promise breaker is a shoe maker…..Manmohan made no promises as he said that he has promises to keep!!! Kasme Vaade nibhaayenge Hum…..Aam Aadmi responds…..Manmohan Ji jhoot math bolna Congress ne phir humaare paas Vote lene aana hai (remember that famous Mukesh song…Sajan re jhoot math bolo Khudaa ke paas janaa hai) !!!!

But, there are rumours that Manmohan has reached the upper limit of his patience…..he started his Prime Ministership as PM….Patient Man…..slowly this turned to Peeved Man and today he his Pissed-off Man!!! Wanting to do so much and not being able to do anything…..red tape of Alliance Politics….and more than that red tape of Sonia!!!! We all feel that Manmohan as PM is a gift to the Nation…a gift tied up in red tape!!!!

Taslimuddin was a proclaimed offender till Saturday when the Bihar Government decided to withdraw the case. Adding a new modality of taking care of criminal charges!!!! Nothing could be more sinister!!!! Saare Jahaan se achchaa Hindustan Hamaara, Par aisi baatein kar deti hain iska kabaada!!!

The Inflation balloon keeps rising…….PC better start wearing socks so that he can pull them up!!!! While Yashwant and Jaswant kept their eye on the Stock Market worm, PC has to keep an eye on the Inflation Snake!!!! PC has been crooning….Koi lauta deh woh Feel Good waale din!!!!

Hulka Fulka……….. 'Waqt ke sabh gulaam'…….well during his rough times Amitabh bought a Longines Dolcevita Watch while on a flight. That 'waqt' was such that his future was bleak and buying the watch was being a spendthrift….but he says he thought , " What the heck…if I'm going down I'll go down in style!!!" Well Waqt changed…. ……the future is rosy…..and he has more showy and expensive watches……and can buy a few more….but he wears his Dolcevita watch…..at one time on his Dolcevita watch time stood still and today it flies!!!! ' Jaani yeh hai waqt waqt ki baath'.

India's performance so far at the Olympics has been dismal. Players have been lamenting the lack of facilities in India. Actually India needs to rid Indian Sports of the non-sportsmen Administrators….like KPS Gill and at the same time be careful of over ambitious Sportsmen like Milkha Singh…the man whose ambitions run faster than his track record!!! India's performance in the India - Holland match was pathetic. And the IOC with Randhir Singh and Kalamadi is more of a Page Three affair……….none of them are Sportsmen…….IOA….. Inept Olympic Association

B Kumar

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Jajoo is new head of Indo-Gulf Fertilisers

S N Jajoo Chief of the Birla White Cement has been appointed President of the Indo-Gulf Fertilisers , Jagdishpur in UP.

Ranjan is Director Chennai Petroleum

Kasturi Ranjan is the new Director Operations of Chennai Petroleum Corporation.

PM clears Bank EDs file

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared the appointment of 10 Executive Directors of the Nationalised Banks.
(We said this on August 3)

Dr Chakraborthy is new ED of PNB

Dr K C Chakraborty, Bank of Baroda General Manager, has been appointed Executive Director of the Punjab National Bank.
(We said this on June 17)

Daruwalla to be ED OBC

H A Daruwalla will be new Executive Director of the Oriental Bank of Commerce. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared his appointment. He is currently General Manager of the Union Bank of India.

( We said this on May 11)

Nagappan is new ED of IOB

A R Nagappan, General Manager of the Indian Bank, has been appointed Executive Director of the Indian Overseas Bank.
( We said this on June 19)

Ramakrishnan to be ED OF Bank of Baroda

Krishnamurthy Ramakrishnan has been appointed Executive Director of the Bank of Baroda. He is currently General Manager of the Bank of India.

(We said this on April 28)

Subbarao to be Punjab & Sindh Bank ED

P Subbarao, General Manager of the Central Bank of India, has been appointed Executive Director of the Punjab & Sindh Bank.
( We said this on June 25 )

Swaminathan is ED of Canara Bank

B Swaminathan will be new Executive Director of the Canara Bank. He is presently General Manager of the Indian Overseas Bank.
(We said this on June 16)

Aftab is ED of Vijya Bank

M S Aftab has been appointed Executive Director of the Vijaya Bank. He is currently General Manager of the Punjab National Bank.
(We were wrong -we predicted on April 23 that he will be ED of United Bank of India)

Nair appointed ED of Dena Bank

M Vishwanathan Nair has been appointed Executive Director of the Dena Bank. He is currently General Manager of the Corporation Bank.

Sambhamurthy is ED of Indian Bank

B Sambhamurthy, General Manager of the Syndicate Bank, has been appointed Executive Director of the Indian Bank.

Goel is new ED of Allahbad Bank

Subodh Kumar Goel has been appointed Executive Director of the Allahabad Bank. He is presently General Manager of the Andhra Bank.